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Diana is a Research Assistant in the Haniffa lab based at the Sanger Institute. She is involved in wet-lab projects to develop and improve the skin organoid model. Diana has a BSc in Biology from the University of Coimbra (Portugal) and completed her MSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics at the University of Lisbon (Portugal). While doing her, MSc, Diana studied Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL), looking for genomic alterations with possible value as prognosis markers. Diana has experience in cell culture, mostly with iPSCs and iPSC-derived models. Some of her previous work consisted of generating iPSC-derived neuronal cultures to study Machado-Joseph Disease. More recently, and within the Haniffa group, Diana has been doing iPSC-derived macrophages, endothelial cells and skin organoids.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Diana Adão
Date of birth
1995/09/18
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Diana Adão

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8F1F-EAE7-5F2C
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6678-4923

Email addresses

  • da18@sanger.ac.uk (Professional)
  • dianaantunesadao@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • Wellcome Genome Campus, , Hinxton CB10 1SA, UK, CB101SA, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Human Genetics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/02/01 - 2021/02/05
Concluded
Attendance to the course "High-Throughput Screening for Target and Drug Discovery" (Curso médio)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
18/20
2020/10 - 2021/01
Concluded
Training Course in Statistics and Multivariate Analysis in R: applications in multicomponent systems (Curso médio)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
20/20
2020/10 - 2020/10
Concluded
Introduction to Python and Machine Learning for the Health/ Life Sciences (Curso médio)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2020/04 - 2020/06
Concluded
Volunteer in COVID-19 Diagnosis Task force (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/11/04 - 2019/11/15
Concluded
III Modular Training in Laboratory Animal Science Function A (Diploma de especialização)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
18,2/20
2019/09 - 2019/09
Concluded
Fluorescence and Confocal Microscopy Course (Curso médio)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019/06
Concluded
Post-Graduation in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
16/20
2016/09 - 2018/11
Concluded
Molecular Biology and Genetics (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
""Characterization of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by aCGH/MLPA"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
17/20
2016/09 - 2016/12
Concluded
Internship - Introduction to Investigation in Microbiology (Curso médio)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
17/20
2016/04 - 2016/07
Concluded
Phycology and Microalgae Biotechnology Internship (Outros)
Algoteca da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013/09 - 2016/06
Concluded
Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
15/20
2015/08 - 2015/08
Concluded
Plant Micropropagation Internship (Outros)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/07 - 2015/07
Concluded
Transplantation Immunobiology and Molecular Biology Internship (Outros)
Instituto Português do Sangue e da Transplantação de Coimbra, Portugal
2014/07 - 2014/07
Concluded
Scientific Work Camp in vegetal invasive species (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/07/24 - Current Research Assistant (Research) Wellcome Genome Campus, United Kingdom
2020/10/20 - 2023/06/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2019/06/24 - 2020/10/09 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research, Portugal
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/02/19 Phenotypic characterization of neuronal cultures derived from machado joseph-disease induced pluripotent stem cells 51st Reunion of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology
Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/06 Poster presentation: "Characterization of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by aCGH" Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics 2018
i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (Portugal, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2018/01 - 2018/01 Participation and Organizations of the CIMAGO Scientific Meeting 2018 (2018/01 - 2018/01)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
Laboratório de Citogenética e Genómica da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/04 - 2015/04 Volunteer at The Colour Run 2015 - Coimbra (2015/04 - 2015/04)
Other (Co-organisor)
2011 - 2013 Summer sports vacation monitor during the summers of 2011, 2012, and 2013 (2011 - 2013)
Other (Co-organisor)
Colégio São Martinho, Portugal
2012/07 - 2012/07 Volunteer at the european gymnastics event Eurogym 2012 (2012/07 - 2012/07)
Other (Co-organisor)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/12/01 - 2021/12/03 Participation at the XVII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience - SPN2021
Congress
2018/03 - 2018/03 Participation at the Symposium on Hereditary Tumours, at Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra
Symposium
Symposium on Hereditary Tumours
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Centro, Portugal
2017/11 - 2017/11 Participation at the 21st Reunion of the Portuguese Society of Human Genetics, as a MSc. student at Laboratório de Citogenética e Genómica da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra.
Congress
21st Reunion of the Portuguese Society of Human Genetics
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2012 - 2021 Musician at Filarmónica 15 de Agosto Alfarelense Saxophonist - Ongoing
2009 - 2015 Musician at Grupo Musical Gesteirense Saxophonist
2009 - 2013 Musician at Big Band do Colégio São Martinho Guitarist and Saxophonist
Distinctions

Award

2018 1St Prize on a Experimental Work Poster
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal